The Bullpen - Political Coverage

The federal government is looking into the Department of Family and Children's Services' food stamp program. They are demanding that DFCS fix the ongoing problems, or they said they will fix it for them.

President Obama urged Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a one-hour phone call Thursday to pursue a diplomatic solution to his military incursion into Crimea, including direct talks between Russia and Ukraine with outside observers.

In a speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, Donald Trump took jabs at Democrats over policy, took on President Barack Obama, and declared former president Jimmy Carter dead.

Opponents say half of the children in foster care, are already served through some type of private organization, partnering with DFCS rather than calling the shots. They believe change is needed, but S350 is not the answer.

After all the uproar this week over the religious freedom bill in Arizona and similar bills in Georgia and elsewhere, a Capitol Hill lobbyist says he's prepared federal legislation to be introduced which would ban gay players from the NFL.